Checklist for Pre-wedding Photoshoot with Dogs

Omgz. This draft has been stored here since forever. 

4 months back, we did our pre-wedding shoot over at Farmway together with Toytoy and Tui --- This is one of my dream wedding shoot location because the shelter is a very special place to the 4 of us. I met Tui there when I first started volunteering, and then le hubz as he joined later on, followed by the fatty Toytoylim who was rescued from there too!

These 2 fatties have been in our lives ever since we met, went through our pak tor times, as well as witnessing our ROM, so now, how can we, ok maybe its just me, leave them out for such an important documenting event?!

Okay, let's talk about
WHAT TO PREPARE FOR YOUR PRE-WEDDING SHOOT
if you plan to include your dogs
( Paiseh, I have no experience with other animals therefore unable to share much haha). 

Few months before the shoot, I started window shopping for Toytoy and Tui's outfit online. Back then I still had no idea how to shop from taobao and so I got their stuffs from Aliexpress, and here's what I bought: 

Toytoy - White wedding dress which, IMO, not as nice as her ROM dress but no fish prawn also good.

USD $3 nia!

Tui - Due to his size, it is either very hard to find a tux/suit that fits him or it is way above my budget so I decided to get him a more elaborated bow-tie instead. Ahem, still very handsome okay.

USD $6

cheap cheap kalipok!

I wanted to get matching silver weaved leash but it went out of stock and I didn't had enough time to get it before the shoot, so I made do with their usual leashes. 

Things to pack for the day:

(For Dogs)

1. Their outfit (depends if you want to wear it in the studio/ at the location itself or prior to going there)
2. Doggy Comb (If your dog has long "hair")
3. Hair clips/ hair accessories (Toytoy had 2 simple clips which I bought from BKK Chaktuchak I whacked a whole row of clips for her)
4. Water and water bowl (They need to stay hydrated if not will tio heat stroke man, you can get those foldable bowls from daiso or local pet shops)
5.  Poo bag 
6. High value treats / any food that your dog loves (this is to use as bait later on)
7. Squeaky toys (if your dog prefers toy over food and it can be used to capture their attention for the camera)
8. Wet tissue/  Tissue (Just in case they poop and you need to wipe their butt butt)
9. Collar and leash
10. Good friends/family members who can handle your dog(s) well (*** This is also important because without Jacq and Javin, we wouldn't be able to cope with that 2 monsters, I was too busy carrying my long gown)

(For Humans)

1. Hair accessories of your own (e.g floral headbands etc)
2. Black Bobby Pins (To pin up your loose hair along the way)
3. Make up like foundation/concealor/loose powder/ lipstick/lipgloss/ eyebrow powder or pencil etc in case you need to touch up and your make up artist is not around.
4. Slippers/flats (THIS ONE VERY VERY IMPORTANT especially if you can't walk in heels like me. The slippers really save my life hahaha. I was in my slippers 85% of the time)
5. Props (Chalk board/ Banners/ Balloons/Pictures/Picnic baskets - which ever you like. In our case, the dogs were our props LOL! and followed by a precious packet of Truffle potato chips, a chalk board and some d.i.y-ed signs to hang around Tui's neck)
6. Tissue tissue and more tissues! Same thing for wet tissues. You never know when you'll need it.
7. Water/drinks
8. Safety pins of different sizes 
9. Big bag to put everything inside
10. Electronic handheld fan/ those orbit orbit de manual fan 扇子 also can
11. HANDPHONE CHARGER!!!
12. Insect repellant (you will need it when you go to those bushy bushy ulu ulu places, trust me)

We did our indoor shoot and Javin managed to bring Toytoy to the studio before we leave.. so we get to take a few shots with her

this dog sibeh unglam one. -_-" #likeownerlikedog 

the 2 brides~ 

No, Toytoylim is not gonna get married to Tui because she has Johnjohn already. 

Bonsai uncle and aunty so cute, they were so happy and gave me an orchid plant as a gift ^^

We didn't had much behind the scene photos because all our phones died (from taking too much behind the scenes during the indoor shoot HAHAHAH). This is why you need item number 11.
& also by then poor Jacq and Javin already going crazy, because of the dogs and props. >.< really thankful for their help.

Le small dog likes to run away after we have set her into position. And when she's back, le big dog decided to look away. Our photographer also jin effort, he kept imitating a dog's bark (really sounds like!) to get the dogs' attention. My squeaky toy only work for Toytoy. Tui is too chill so food and toys all didn't work for him. T_T but i can say he is quite good at staying still (or is it because he is too lazy to move)

Here's some sneak peak of the end product from our shoot:

Gowns: Yvonne Creative
Makeup: Minnie Makeup Artist
Photographer: Shaun from YC
Dogs: Our own thou Mr Tui haven't go home yet, soon soon!
Props: D.i.yed
Location: Pasir ris farmway 2 (Old Ericsson Pet Farm) and along the road of Farmway 2 and 3 (opposite Pet Movers, beside the drain - unique place I know)
Time: About 2pm

SO HANDSOME I HAD TO GET THIS PHOTO. 

The dog i mean. :X

Featuring my d.i.y sign

Using potato chips to bribe Tui

Our grandfather's road for that moment. 

Love this pic of Toytoy but WHY ARENT YOU LOOKING AT THE CAMERA TUIIIIIIII!! T_T

This is how our relationship works in the family.

By this time Toytoy already want to pengsan already. 

oh ya!

REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR DOG FOR GROOMING BEFORE THE SHOOT. 

Don't be like me, sui bian sui bian and now regret because her whole face messy like siao char bor :/ Even the comb cannot help her.

Koped this idea from Google. Not bad lah hor? Except for the ugly drain barrier.

Dogs, dogs and more dogs as calefare! haha

Ok thats all for now, if not show you all everything, my actual day nothing to show liao. 

This is Xiaopang on the way home HAHHAHA:

Gonna turn in too. Goodnight folks!

ToyToy the pink tongue dog after 3 years

Was looking through my old post on Toytoy and realised... wow, it has been almost 3 years since she came into our lives. Looking back, she's still that silly little fat dog, just that shes even closer to us as a family now than ever. 

Toytoy now has an Instagram account of her own - @toytoylim, a joint facebook page with Tui - Toytoy and Tui Adventures (Initially I wanted to just do a Fb page for Tui alone, but then decided to combine both since weekdays I dont get to see Tui, haha so Toy will take over the weekdays slot).

During these 3 years, she has: 

1) accompanied my family and I through lots of life events

Through another 2 CNYs. Xmas. My Proposal and ROM.

Over at the new place!

2) Explored alot of new places with Tui.

Chinese garden

 Punggol end

Gardens By the Bay

 Sengkang Riverside Park

At home, lol , counted?

ECP 

 Marina Barrage

Pasir ris park

3) Went for quite a number of Shihtzu parties and dates together with her boyfriend JOhn John

Vday 2015

Celebrated her bday at iii cafe in 2014

First few big shihtzu gatherings we attended tgt.

Can u find us?

Toy and John's First couple wear during one of the shihtzu gatherings. And there's no turning back from then onwards..

My favorite couple wear of them, kindly sponsored by her Father-in-law

4) Her wardrobe increase in size from like 2 tops to 20 over tops + dresses + Overalls. Even more than le hubz. HAHAHA. Don't believe? Here you see..

she outgrew this mini tee i bought for her when she first came

... omg. so i bought another one exactly the same of a bigger size. #fattywoes.

Lelong lelong. Want Ong lai or Toytoy?

Her mom is a mermaid, so she became snowwhite

And then a hot dog

And then a Santarina

Her stripe dress from Bkk

Her ROM gown, eh no, is her gown during OUR ROM. She's still legally single.

Ok. End of toytoy fashion show. 

 

This is like 1/5 of her total collection. Faint. #shopaholicmom

5) Took a few angbao during CNY

6) Went for her first swim at Mutts and Mitten with Tui

7) Visited the vet like at least 5 times more because of skin problem/ ear infection/ laosai/ blood in pee yada yada. 

still so happy

 Almost can be VIP liao. 

On one fateful day... she drop us alot of bombs

And now... we are trying out new remedies to see if can help her.

8) Got herself lots of new toys thanks to Uncle Philip and Tui . HAHA.

thats like 1/20 of her toy collection. she has a valid reason behind her name.

9) Went for family photoshoot with us back in 2014

*Note: THIS IS THE TOP WHICH SHE COULDNT FIT AFTER 1 YR PLUS* Refer to the pic at the top of the post

10) Tried a few more hairstyles

winkwink

Mohawk

Top knot

China Gu Niang?

Side Parting

Or short?

Which is nicer?

11) Made a few more friends

Weirdly, her friends are usually Non-canine

Ok except for Toffee perhaps.

12) Went on her first bus-ride

I almost had an heart attack when she start to "snore" and sneeze -_-

And the things that doesn't change about her...

 1) The way she sleeps and snore. #lastwarning

............

2) Sibeh lazy during walks

This is what we end up with everytime haha

3) The Nua-ness

"Do anything to me, i don't give a damn"

I can even be a dog statue!

 4) Her little pink tongue

I cannot get enough of this face. Really.

Anywhere, everywhere. 

We are so blessed to have you in our lives xiao fei aka xiao pang aka toytoylim aka lil monster aka pangpang aka whatever you are called. Even thou you like to bully us but we hope you will lead a healthy and happy life till as long as possible. MUACKS.